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Three Canadian researches have been awarded funding for 2022-23 science investigations using the AstroSat astronomy space based observatory.
Read More »Canadian Researchers Receive Funding for Continuing AstroSat Science Investigations
Canadian Space Agency funds science investigations on the AstroSat mission
The Canadian Space Agency is providing $133k in funding to researchers at three universities for science investigations for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) AstroSat astronomy satellite.
Read More »Canadian space weather satellite targets launch no earlier than 2025
A University of Alberta-led space weather satellite is targeting a launch in 2025 or 2026 after receiving significant funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI). This page is for subscribers only. Already a subscriber? Log in. Fact-driven space news, columns, business, policy, technology and more. Support independent journalism. SUBSCRIBE TODAY
Read More »Canadian Space Agency Funds New Space Station Health Studies
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced this week that it had awarded $2.2 million for three new health studies to be conducted on the International Space Station.
Read More »Canada Joins European and Chinese SMILE Space Weather Mission
The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced yesterday that it had formally agreed to join the European and Chinese Solar wind-Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) mission.
Read More »Space is an Important Element of First DND IDEaS Program Contracts
Last week the Department of Defence (DND) announced 160 contracts valued at $26.8M for 16 science and technology challenge areas which included 20+ contracts for space organizations.
Read More »Interviewed: Dr. Michael Daly on Canada’s Participation in the OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return Mission
In this weeks SpaceQ podcast I spoke with Dr. Michael Daly, Associate Professor at York University about the international, though NASA led, Origins, Spectral Interpretation, Resource Identification, Security-Regolith Explorer mission, or as it’s commonly called, OSIRIS-REx.
Read More »University of Calgary Researchers Partner with the Canadian Space Agency on ISS Health Experiment
Anyone who has watched a science fiction movie about travelling in space knows that the weightless environment of microgravity on a space ship affects your ability to navigate and orient yourself. But in real life, the impact of microgravity on an astronaut’s brain both in space and after returning to earth has received very little scientific attention.
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